Shocking…………….. June 30, 2013 11:47 AM Former NSA, CIA Director: “The United States Does Conduct Espionage” ByLindsey Boerma http://www.cbsnews.com/2102-3460_162-57591682.html (CBS News) “The United States does conduct espionage,” and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protecting the privacy of American citizens “is not an international treaty,” former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden said […]

Dave Maxwell: I would not be at all surprised if this were true. N.K. Experiments on Disabled Children: Rights CGroup http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130630000160 Published : 2013-06-30 20:33 Updated : 2013-06-30 20:33 A human rights group based in Seoul claimed at the British Embassy in South Korea on Friday that North Korea is conducting chemical and biological weapons […]

I apologize in advance for the long note. I am doing a first half summary, second half outlook and, what to watch for next week. DOW, S&P, NASDAQ, World Markets Close 2nd Qtr./1st. Half Of 2013; What Lies Ahead? The DOW, S&mp;P, NASDAQ all had stellar first halves and this was the third winning quarter […]

Greenwald on ‘Coming’ Leak: NSA Can Obtain One Billion Cell Phone Calls a Day, Store Them & Listen The NSA has a “brand new” technology that enables one billion cell phone calls a day to be redirected into its data hoards and stored, according to the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, who said that a new leak […]

China and the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula By Scott A. Synder http://thediplomat.com/china-power/china-and-the-denuclearization-of-the-korean-peninsula/ June 30, 2013 People’s Republic of China president Xi Jinping has taken a noticeably stronger rhetorical stand against North Korea’s nuclear program since he came to office in March on the heels of North Korea’s third nuclear test on February 12, 2013. […]

NSA leak fallout: LIVE UPDATES Former CIA employee Edward Snowden has carried out one of the biggest leaks in US history, exposing a top-secret NSA surveillance program to the media. Leading tech companies were revealed to be involved in intelligence gathering through PRISM spy tool. 03:39 GMT: In the latest revelations of the NSA leaks […]

North Korea Deploys New Rocket Launchers Along Border With South Korea North Korea has deployed new rocket launchers along its border capable of hitting targets beyond Seoul, a report says. Artillery units from the North were spotted replacing older multiple rocket stations with an upgraded version of the 240mm guns, Yonhap news agency said on […]

Dave Maxwell: A very good question. It will also be an interesting character study to see how Snowden’s thinking evolved over the years from supposedly wanting to serve his country in the military to saying in 2009 that leakers should be shot between the legs to violating Section 798 of the US Code. The Wall […]

The Guardian Revealed A Major NSA ‘Scoop’ Then Deleted It From Their Website http://www.businessinsider.com/the-guardian-wayne-madsen-nsa-scoop-2013-6 PAUL SZOLDRA JUN. 29, 2013, 8:51 PM 3,343 3 wayne madsen guardian article The Guardian/Screenshot The Guardian released another shocking NSA scoop on Saturday, revealing collusion and mass harvesting of personal communications among the United States and at least six European […]

Excerpts: Reinvigorating America’s capability to wage political warfare will not cost much — and can be paid for by redirecting parts of the foreign aid, public diplomacy, and military budgets — but it will require mobilizing autonomous bureaucracies to act in concert. The normal Balkanization of government will have to be replaced by a cooperative […]